Derek

Journal Day 1
My first stop was the white house. At the white house there is a bowling ally a basketball court and a swimming pool. Next we left to go to the Washington Monument the monument was one of my historical sites. The monument is about 55 feet tall. After that we left to go to the national theatre. It was so cool they perform with costumes and everything that was another one of my historical sites.

Journal Day 2
I am so happy today we get to go the National Mall. The National Mall was designed by L’Enfant in 1791. Another cool fact about the National Mall is that during the civil war the mall grounds were used for military purposes. Then we went to the court house. It was awesome. Next we went to Stanton Square. Stanton Square is near Capitol Hill. often Known as Stanton Park

Journal Day 3
Yes. Today we get to go to Howard University. Howard University was founded on 1867 by Oliver o. Howard. Next we arrived at DC university. After that we went to the Library of Congress. The library of Congress was founded in 1800. It is the oldest cultural building in the nation.

Journal Day 4
Today we went to the Lincoln memorial. It was one of my fun sites. It was an amazing statue of Abe Lincoln. Next we went to the Delano Roosevelt memorial. It is near the national mall. It is a statue of Roosevelt and his dog. Then we visited the Martin Luther King jr. memorial library. It is also known as MLKML. It is a central facility of the district of Columbia public library.

Journal Day 5
Today my first stop that was zero milestone. It was one of my extra stops. A cool fact about it is that all four sides of the monument are inscribed After that we went to Lafayette square. Did you know that Lafayette square us to be a graveyard, a race track, a zoo, a slave market, an encampment for soldiers in the war of 1812, and many political protests. Next I went to Rock Creek Park. You can do things like biking and hiking. We went biking.

Journal Day 6
Today we went to George Washington university. It was founded in the year of 1812. It is only four blocks away from the white house. Next we went to U.S. info agency. Most of the info is about the U.S… The DC war memorial is located at the national mall. It was so cool.

Journal Day 7
Today we went to the Vietnam veterans memorial. It was so cool. There’s a whole website dedicated to the people who were in that war. It has been running since 1996.Next we went to Tidal Basin. Tidal Basin was man made near a river in the late 19th century. After that we went to the Thomas Jefferson memorial. In 1934 the memorial was thought of. In 1936 they built the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

Journal Day 8
My first stop today was the national museum of American history. One of the really cool things they have there is a cane used by JFK. Next we went to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the month of April there was 6 arguments scheduled. After that we went to Fords Theater. The fords theater opened in 1862. It is now a theater and a memorial for Abe Lincoln.